Here’s my mock draft from the top ten prospects within the 2008 draft. Used to do pretty much this past year, except for that Thomas Hickey pick by Los Angeles. That put my board off so far as defensemen go. He was supposed to be Karl Alzner, but whatever.

First Pick- Tampa Bay

Steven Stamkos. If you don’t know why Stamkos is certainly going first, you haven’t bothered to look. He’s amazing and warrants to go first overall, however i just don’t even think Tampa Bay needs him. Congratulations Lightning fans you have Kaira Richards back, but he’s a little more youthful and far blonder. Tampa Bay continues to have no depth on offense or defense that they might have taken proper care of when they traded the pick. Description of how the have another first line center behind a high line center.

Second Pick- Los Angeles

Zach Bogosian. Presuming we don’t have another Thomas Hickey incident, the Nobleman must take Bogosian. Many people think they ought to take Came Doughty, but when I were the Nobleman I’d think Visnovsky, Preissing, prospect Thomas Hickey, and prospect Peter Harrold would be enough puck moving defensemen. Zach Bogosian would be a alternative for that aging Take advantage of Blake while he offers exactly the same hard-nosed style.

Third Pick- Atlanta

Came Doughty. Outdoors of Tobias Enstrom, the Thrashers was without a defenseman with more than 15 points. I don’t think every other team requires a puck moving defenseman like Atlanta does and Came Doughty would be an ideal fit.

4th Pick- St Louis

Nikita Filatov. This really is another pick where I disagree with many mock boards. Almost everyone has the Blues obtaining Alex Pietrangelo, but they have lots of first round defensemen. Ian Cole, Erik Manley, Shawn Belle, Barret Jackman, and Christian Backman would be the gamers St Louis has drafted within the opening round recently. A maturing offense makes me think they ought to add this unique Russian. Consider Lars Eller, Patrik Berglund, and Nikita Filatov just as one top line. Frightening.

Fifth Pick- New York Islanders

Alex Pietrangelo. To me, he appears just like a better fit here than he’d be in St Louis. Pietrangelo will bring some youth to the Islanders defense. I believe the defense needs more work than their offense, that will improve the coming year. He could crack the New York line-up the coming year.

Sixth Pick- Columbus (probably to be traded)

Luke Schenn. He’s sixth on nearly every draft board I’ve come across and i believe he’ll be whether or not nowhere Jackets trades the pick or otherwise. I truly possess a feeling this pick will finish up at the disposal of another team. Schenn is the greatest shut-lower guy within the draft.

Seventh Pick- Toronto

Mikkel Boedker. He is just one of my personal favorite gamers within the draft. I believe the Leafs need his youth and skill. This really is another player that may crack the selection the coming year. I’ve this terrible feeling that Toronto might pursue Kyle Beach. They appear to be on the rebuild with really scrappy and physical gamers tirade.

Eighth Pick- Phoenix

Tyler Myers. Indeed this really is a little of the stretch, however the Coyotes curently have more centers than any team might need. This could make their defense far better. Their already youthful offense can perform the relaxation.

Ninth Pick- Nashville

Colin Wilson. This can be a gift for that Potential predators. He’d fit their type of play perfectly and underneath the tutelage of Jason Arnott, Wilson will be an very effective second line Center for Nashville for a long time to come. I’m really excited with this team, when they finish up getting Wilson.

tenth Pick- Vancouver

Cody Hodgson. Hi, i’m baby Markus Naslund. Well he isn’t exactly Naslund, but he might fool many people into convinced that. Hodgson is one of the same size and that i see a little of style of resemblance. Believe me, picking him would be one step within the right direction for that Canucks.

Because the Blue Jackets are probably going to trade their first pick, I needed to make certain the Columbus fans didn’t feel short-sheeted and I am going to preview their second pick.

19th Pick- Columbus

Michael Del Zotto. I’m surprised about the number of boards accept me the Jackets will be able to pick Del Zotto up this late. He’s a puck-moving defenseman who is going to do a great deal to bolster Columbus’ defense and nick in offensively. I additionally wanted to discuss this pick since this is this type of steal and excellent fit with this team.